Monday, April 13, 2015

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Isn't this completely goofy? Why do I love this place mat so much that I can't throw it away? (I finally did dispose of it after 5 or 6 meals.) It was another great find from the Chronicle Books warehouse sale––from a big tablet of 52 different Story Doodles Place Mats by Taro Gomi. Why, why, why did I not buy out the whole stock of these when I had the chance? I exercised way too much caution at the sale.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Aggles and I have endured several stretches of grueling times together. When we were small, I took delight in torturing her. And then later when Mom was ill we went through some impossible times. This might be why we've been doing our own Science of Happiness Experiment for a few years now. Every night we email each other the best thing that happened that day. Just a word or phrase. Even on the very worst day there can still be a slice of pizza in the mix.

Friday, April 10, 2015

Chronicle Books had a sale at their warehouse on 2nd Street yesterday. Everything was 65% off. Here's one of my finds: a Girl Scout journal for $3.50.

I was a scout. And the sole reason I joined was because I coveted the badges. I got a camera badge and a hobo badge before I quit. It just took too long to earn the badges––and then to add insult to injury our scout leader would forget to order them. Having gone through the rigorous training it took to earn my hobo badge, I found it much easier to hitch a ride to the Army surplus store and buy fistfuls of badges out of their bin.